In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, July 26, 2022

Air Forces In Focus: Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF)

Credit: U.S. Navy. The Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF) is in the midst of an unprecedented expansion of its capabilities following eight years of massive investment in the country’s military.

UAE Astronaut Named To SpaceX Crew-6 ISS Mission

Credit: NASA. United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi has been named to lift off to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission planned for launch next spring.

New Roscosmos CEO Confirms Withdrawal From ISS After 2024

Credit: Russian Look Ltd./Alamy Stock Photo. Yury Borisov, the new head of the Roscosmos Space Corp., has confirmed Russia’s plans to withdraw from the International Space Station.

USAF And NRO Have ‘Informal’ Agreement On Co-Funding Satellites

Credit: U.S. Department of Defense. The U.S. Air Force has an “informal” agreement with the National Reconnaissance Office and National Geospatial-Intelligence Office to create joint requirements and co-fund new space-based capabilities that can meet both intelligence and operational needs.

SpaceX Steps Up Lobbying FCC Against Dish And Dell Request

Credit: SpaceX. SpaceX is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to quickly reject a proposal from the Dish Network and the private trust of Dell Technologies’ CEO Michael Dell for rights to use the 12-GHz bandwidth to expand fixed, low-power terrestrial links into high-power mobile links.

Kendall: USAF Needs Decision On New F-35A Engine In ’24 Budget

Credit: Rick Goodfriend/U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Air Force needs to reach a decision on the future of engines on its Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet quickly, though Secretary Frank Kendall says he is not sure what that decision could be.

Kratos Unveils Attritable-Class Small And Lerss-Expensive Turbofan

Credit: Kratos Turbine Technologies. As the U.S. military experiments with expendable and attritable aircraft, Kratos Turbine Technologies has unveiled a small turbofan engine that offers a cheaper price tag and a shorter lifespan than existing alternatives.

Rolls-Royce Chooses Energy Executive For CEO Role

Credit: Rolls-Royce. Tufan Erginbilgic will replace outgoing CEO Warren East, who announced his departure in February.

New J-10C Variant Leaves More Questions Than Answers

Credit: Cynthia Lee/Alamy Stock Photo. The internet is abuzz with theories after a prototype Chengdu J-10C fighter aircraft was photographed with a new conformal spine, similar to those found on some Lockheed Martin F-16Ds.

European Defense Fund To Support Aerospace R&D

Credit: European Commission. The EU is to plough more than €300 million into defense aerospace projects.

Japan Completes Hypersonic Scramjet Combustion Test

Credit: JAXA. A Japanese research agency has completed a successful combustion test of a hypersonic scramjet engine launched by a sounding rocket.

From Airbus demonstrating aerial firefighting role for A400M to the  Qatari Emiri Air Force in focus. 

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